Openings · last 7 days
25
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 25 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-233533
When Winnie Dam Campground - USACE reopens
Winnie Dam Campground - USACE's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
33
Openings · last 90 days
36
Only 36 openings in the last 90 days: not enough recent activity for a reliable pattern. A free Campsite Sniper alert watches around the clock instead, and pings you the moment one opens.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18 – Oct 14, 2026 · of 22 monitored sites
Of the 567 tracked site-nights (Sep 18 – Oct 14, 2026): 385 open for online reservation · 182 reserved.
Where the open windows are
32.1% of tracked site-nights are not currently open for online reservation. 385 of 567 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18 – Oct 14, 2026Not open online32.1%
Open site-nights385 / 567
Reserved (of online inventory)182 / 567
Weekday openings242
Weekend openings143
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 242 fall on weekdays and 143 on weekends (Fri–Sun).
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Oct 2026October holds the most room. 220 of 294 site-nights are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 21 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 17 | 26 |
| 14 | 25 |
| 16 | 25 |
| 09 | 24 |
| 11 | 24 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateFri · Sep 18
Next open weekendFri · Sep 18
The next bookable night is Sep 18; the first open weekend starts Sep 18. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
385 open site-nights across 21 sites at Winnie Dam Campground - USACE, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
Multi-night stays. 35 2-night, 32 3-night, 22 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 18 at site 22.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 104 ft. 21 sites take 25 ft, 21 sites take 35 ft, 21 sites take 40 ft.
All 21 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 59 ft | Yes | 26 | 26 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 +14 more |
| 14 | 84 ft | Yes | 25 | 25 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +13 more |
| 16 | 79 ft | Yes | 25 | 25 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +13 more |
| 09 | 45 ft | Yes | 24 | 24 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +12 more |
| 11 | 46 ft | Yes | 24 | 24 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +12 more |
| 15 | 66 ft | Yes | 22 | 22 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +10 more |
| 19 | 57 ft | Yes | 22 | 17 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +10 more |
| 01 | 53 ft | Yes | 21 | 14 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5 +9 more |
| 22 | 50 ft | Yes | 20 | 12 nights | Sep 18, Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +8 more |
| 13 | 52 ft | Yes | 19 | 8 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +7 more |
| 20 | 92 ft | Yes | 19 | 19 nights | Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +7 more |
| 18 | 94 ft | Yes | 18 | 14 nights | Sep 19, Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30 +6 more |
| 05 | 98 ft | Yes | 17 | 10 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4 +5 more |
| 12 | 90 ft | Yes | 17 | 8 nights | Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9 +5 more |
| 07 | 60 ft | Yes | 15 | 7 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11 +3 more |
| 08 | 83 ft | Yes | 15 | 15 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +3 more |
| 21 | 40 ft | Yes | 15 | 12 nights | Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 6, Oct 7 +3 more |
| 04 | 93 ft | Yes | 14 | 9 nights | Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12 +2 more |
| 10 | 104 ft | Yes | 13 | 9 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 10, Oct 11, Oct 12, Oct 13 +1 more |
| 06 | 100 ft | Yes | 11 | 6 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Oct 6, Oct 7, Oct 8, Oct 9, Oct 14 |
| 03 | 104 ft | Yes | 3 | 1 night | Sep 18, Sep 29, Oct 14 |
About Winnie Dam Campground - USACE
Overview
USACE Winnie Dam Campground & Recreation Area. This is a Corps of Engineers Campground, located just walking distance from the Mississippi River. Activities include camping, fishing, boating, picnicking, kayaking, and playground areas. All sites offer 30/50 AMP electric with water, restrooms & showers nearby.
Recreation
Lake Winnie offers excellent fishing opportunities for walleye, perch and musky. It is one of Minnesota's premier fisheries. Boating on this 67,000-acre lake is also very popular.
A boat ramp to access the Mississippi River can be found near the picnic shelter.
The closest boat access to Lake Winnie is located 1 mile northeast of the park down Plug Hat Road.
Facilities
The campground, pronounced "win-uh-big-osh-ish," offers 22 sites with electric hookups. Amenities include showers, flush toilets, pit toilets, drinking water, a dump station, boat ramp, picnic shelter and playground.
Natural Features
A forest of mixed hardwoods and towering red pines covers the area, housing an abundance of wildlife including nesting bald eagles, porcupines, black bears, chipmunks and many others.
Wild blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries grow seasonally on the forest floor.
22 monitored sitesRVs up to 104 ft21 with hookups21 shadedPets OKFire pitsMax party 8
Getting there
From Deer River, Minnesota, take Highway 2 west for one mile. Turn right on Highway 46 and go 12 miles. Turn left on Itasca County 9 and continue 2 miles, then turn left at signs and follow to the campground.
34385 Us Hwy 2, Grand Rapids, MN 55744-9663218-326-6128
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View on Recreation.gov ↗ Get directions ↗
03 · Field Photos · roll CS-233533 · facility + sites
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FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Winnie Dam Campground - USACE?
Reservations for Winnie Dam Campground - USACE are made through Recreation.gov. 385 of 567 tracked site-nights are currently open (67.9%). Campsite Sniper has also detected 36 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this campground for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 11:17 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Winnie Dam Campground - USACE?
Campsite Sniper detected 25 site-date openings at Winnie Dam Campground - USACE in the last 7 days, 33 over 30 days and 36 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Winnie Dam Campground - USACE?
32 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 18 at site 22. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Winnie Dam Campground - USACE fit a 35-foot RV?
21 of the 21 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 104 ft.
Which month has the most availability at Winnie Dam Campground - USACE?
October 2026, with 220 open site-nights in the current snapshot of 294.
When is the next open date at Winnie Dam Campground - USACE?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Fri, Sep 18 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 18. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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